Racism and anti-Semitism often strike closer to home than we think. Minnesota
is the home to several hate groups and is the place of dozens of hate crimes
every year.
FBI Statistics
According to the FBI's
2006 report on hate crimes (the latest available), there were 137 bias crimes
with 98 being motivated by race and 13 by religion. Of these, 4 racially motivated
crimes occurred on the University of Minnesota campus in 2006.
Extremist Events
The Anti Defamation League has compiled lists of extremist events. In 2007,
there were three reported
events.